BP, Obama and Energy Policy: Implications of the BP Oil Spill
On Tuesday, June 15, 2010, President Obama addressed the nation to assure the American people that he was doing everything in his power to deal with the current and future consequences of the BP oil spill. In the address, he asked BP to pay lost wages and damages for those affected and announced a revitalization [...]
The 20-Minute Meeting
After weeks of inaction, followed by weeks of aggressive language (think “kicking a$$” and keeping a boot on the neck of BP execs) and threats of federal lawsuits, President Obama finally found time to meet with the president of BP on Wednesday… for a total of 20 minutes! For those of you keeping track, that’s [...]
Still No Communication
In one of the largest man-made ecological disasters in United States history, one would expect the Chief Executive Officer and the Head of the Executive Branch would have communicated by now. President Obama has not felt it necessary to speak with the CEO of BP Tony Hayward over the past eight weeks of the oil [...]
